Workman&#39;s time-recorder.



PATENTBD FEB. 24, 1909?;

1).- HEBP. WORKMAN'S TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1902.

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Savant No; 721,187. a PATENTED FEB. 24, 1 9.03. D. HEPP.- b v v WORKMANSTIME RECORDER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4, 1902.

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DANIEL HEP P, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

WORKMAN,S TIME-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,187, dated February24, 1903.

Application filed August 4, 1902. Serial No. 118,305. (No model.) 7

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL HEPP, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improve ments in WorkmensTime-Recorders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to workmens timerecorders; and the object thereofis to provide such improvements in construction and operation as will beapparent from the following description and claims.

Generally speaking, the apparatus comprises a clock-operated cylindercarrying a record-sheet containing a time-record and the numbers ornames of the workmen and a printing mechanism which may be operated bythe workmen to put a dot or mark on the time-record opposite his numberor name, which dot will indicate the time by its posi* tion in thetime-record subdivisions and also whether the workmen went in or out byits position in the name or numbersubdivision. The printing mechanism isvertically adj ustable on a swinging frame, so that it may be locatedproperly with respect to the workmans number. Novelty and improvementwill also appear in the means for supporting and rotating the cylinderbearing the recordsheet and for supporting and operating the printingdevice.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of theinvention, the front door of the casing being removed. Fig. 2 is a sideelevation. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.Fig. 1 is an elevation of a portion of the front door,showingtheslidingnumber-indicating plate. Fig. 5 is a fragmentarysection of the cylinder, and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the in andout crank.

Referring specifically to the drawings, A indicates the outer casing ofthe device, and A the front door thereof.

B indicates the recording or form cylinder,

carrying a sheet containing vertical columns of time-divisions andhorizontal divisions with the numbers of the workmen. lhis cylinder isrotated by suitable connection with a clock, P indicating a shaftleading from the clock, and O a pinion thereon. This pinion is in meshwith a gear-Wheel Q, the hub of which isextended, as at Q, to form asleeve around which the split end of a driving-crank I is clamped. Theclamp is sufficiently tight to cause the crank and cylinder to turn withthe motion of the wheel Q, but sufficiently loose to allow the crank tobe turned by hand on the sleeve to set the cylinder, as hereinafterexplained.

16 is a pin on which the gear-wheel and cylinder turn, and it issupported by a suitable bracket 31.

N is a backlash-springbetween the bracket and the gear-wheel.

The lower end of the pin 16 enters a hole 16" in the top plate of thecylinder, and the depending portion 1' of the crank is forked to spanone of the spokes 16 of the top plate. The rim of the top plate isindicated at 11, and this is held in friction engagement with the castrim 32 by clasps 10. The cylinder and record-sheet are carried by therim 32, and the construction permits said rim to be moved relative tothe top plate so that the pointer L will indicate the exact time insetting the device, as hereinafter explained.

The lower pivot of the cylinder is indicated at 15, and it enters a holein the supporting pointer-arm L, which is pivoted at 35 to a block D.This block is vertically adjustable on rods 29, which are fastened byscrews 30 in lugs 28, projecting from the back frame. Said rods passthrough holes in the block, which slides thereon. The block is raisedand lowered by an eccentric 2 on shaft 1, the bearing-blocks of whichare indicated at 3. The outer end of this shaft projects through theside of the casing and has thereon the in and out crank 0c. Ahalf-turnof the crank raises or lowers the block, and with it the cylinder,according to the throw of the eccentric, and the dot printed ontherecord is accordingly at the upper or lower edge of the workmansnumber-space, as illustrated in Fig. 1, thereby indicating the arrivalor departure of the workman. To hold the inner end of the shaft, betweenthe block 3 and the collar 4, holds the nibs in engagement and yields topermit sidewise movement of the shaft to disengage the nibs, so that thecrank may be turned.

J indicates upper and lower brackets to support the tripping-rod 13.This rod extends loosely through a hole in the upper bracket and into asocket 14 on. the lower bracket. The rod is removable when desired andalso extends loosely through a tripping-crank 23. This rod acts to causethe printing-wheel to turn and receive fresh ink after each impression.

The printing device is indicated at M, and comprises a printing-wheel20, the edge of which has points 20 to print a dot on the record-sheet.This wheel contacts with an inking-roller 21 and is turned by means of agear-wheel 33, which is in mesh with a pinion 24 on the shaft of thewheel 20. The wheel 33 is turned by ratchet-wheel 34E on the same shaft,said ratchet-wheel being engaged and turned by pawl 36 on thetripping-lever 23. This train is properly supported in a frame 25, whichslides up and down on rods R, adjacent the cylinder. These rods arecarried by a swinging frame G, pivoted at 17 to brackets K in suchposition that by swinging the frame a point of the wheel 20 is caused tocontact with and print a dot on the recordsheet.

9 indicates a handle for the frame 0, projecting through the side of thecasing, and has a spring-latch 8 to prevent unintentional movement.

7 is a spring-lever to sound the bell V when the handle is pushed backat each impression.

The inking-roller 21 is carried and held in contact with theprinting-wheel 20 by a spring 35, attached to the inker-frame, and toinsure the direct presentation of a point 20 to the cylinder the shaftof the wheel 20 has a saw-tooth crown-wheel 24E, engaged by aspring-click 26, which is so positioned that the wheel will always stopwith one of the points 20 direct to the cylinder.

The inking device is moved up and down on the rods R by means of aspring-handle 5, which projects out through an opening-slot in the frontdoor of the casing andfits through a hole in the indicator-plate H,which is slidable vertically before the plate U, having numberscorresponding to the numbers on the record-sheet. The handle 5 andinking device are held at adjustment by engagement of the flanges 12 inthe notches of the plate G, which notches correspond to the numbers onthe plate U.

In operation by the workman he first raises or lowers the cylinder,according to whether he is going in or out. Then he shifts the plate IIuntil his number is indicated through the opening therein, which carriesthe printing device to the proper position relative to the cylinder,when by pushing back the handle 9 the printing-wheel contacts with therecord sheet and leaves a dot.

To remove .and replace the cylinder and record-sheet, the operation isas follows: On opening the door of the casing the indicator H will leavethe handle 5 and drop to the lower part of the nu mber-plates. Theflanges 12 will also be disengaged from the notchplate G, carried by thedoor, and the handle and the printing device will drop to the bottom ofthe rods R. Then lift the trip-rod 13 out of the brackets J and also outof the lever 23. Then the frame 0 may be swung outward on its pivot,which allows the cylinder to be taken out by slightly raising it andswinging the arm L to one side. When supplied with a new sheet, whichmay be held on by rubber bands or otherwise, the cylinder is replaced,the crank I being moved to a proper position to engage one of the spokes16 If then the time by the pointer-L is not right with the clock, thecylinder and rim 32 may be moved by hand to the right position, thefriction engagement between the rim 11 and the rim 32 allowing thismovement. The frame 0 is then swung in, the tripping-rod 13 replaced,and the front doorclosed, with the handle 5 projecting through theindicatorplate H.

WVhat I claim as new is- 1. In a workmans time-recorder having arotatable cylinder,the swinging cylinder-supporting pointer-arm L, asand for the purpose described.

2. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a movablerecord-carrier, said record having time and workmens divisions, andmeans to mark the same, of means to shift the carrier to locate in andout marks differently, comprising a movable support for the earrier,acrank-shaft adapted to be turned by aworkman, and an eccentric on theshaft bearing against the support, to shift the same, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a movable recordcarrier, the record having time and workm'ens divisions, a swingingframe, a marker slidable thereon to position opposite each workmansdivision, and means to shift the carrier to locate in and out marksdifferently in such division.

4:. In a workmans time-recorder, in combination, a movablerecord-carrier, said record having timeand workmens divisions,a swingingframe carrying a marking device to and from the record, said devicebeing adjustable on the frame relative to the workmens divisions, andmeans to shift the carrier to differentiate in and out marks.

5. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a movablerecord-carrier having time and workmens divisions, of a swinging framecarrying a marker adjustable to each workmans division, and meansactuated by the swing of the frame to ink the marker.

6. The combination with a record-carrier, of a swinging frame, a markerand inker carried thereby, a stationary rod, and a tripping-leverconnected to the marker and engaging the rod, operating to ink themarker when the frame is swung.

7. The combination with the rotatable record-cylinder, of the block onwhich the cylinder is pivoted, the in and out crank connected to theblock to move the same and shift the cylinder, as and for the purposedescribed.

8. The combination with the rotatable record cylinder, of the swingingframe, the marker and inker adjustable thereon, the stationary rod, andthe lever connected to the marker and having sliding engagement with therod, and operating the marker to ink the same when the frame is moved.

9. The combination with the record-carrying cylinder having time andWorkmens divisions, of the swinging frame, a frame adjustable thereoncarrying marking and inking wheels, a train, and a tripping-lever, and astationary rod slidably engaging the lever and actuating the same tomove the train and Wheels when the swinging frame is moved.

10. In a workmans time-recorder, the combination with a record-carrierhaving time and workmens divisions,0f a swinging frame, guides thereon,a marking device slidable on the guides, an index-plate having a scalecorresponding to the workmens divisions, and an indicator for the scaleconnected to the marking device and adjustable therewith.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL HEPP.

Witnesses:

FRANK KROLICK, A. B. TAYLOR.

